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路不拾遺. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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road; path; way
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not; no
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pick up; ten (fraud-proof)
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to lose; to leave behind
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| trad. (路不拾遺)
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路
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不
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拾
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遺
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| simp. (路不拾遗)
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路
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不
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拾
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遗
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| Literally: “Passers-by see lost items on the road but do not take them as their own”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
路不拾遺
- Used to describe good social ethos.
兩川之民，忻樂太平，夜不閉戶，路不拾遺。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
两川之民，忻乐太平，夜不闭户，路不拾遗。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Liǎng chuān zhī mín, xīn yuè tàipíng, yèbùbìhù, lùbùshíyí.
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因為他辦強盜辦的好，不到一年竟有路不拾遺的景象。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
因为他办强盗办的好，不到一年竟有路不拾遗的景象。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: 1907 CE, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can
- Yīnwèi tā bàn qiángdào bàn de hǎo, bùdào yīnián jìng yǒu lùbùshíyí de jǐngxiàng.
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References
- “Entry #66183”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.